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Battery breakthrough could see renewables become major suppliers to electrical grid
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30 April — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Researchers in the US have designed what they claim is a low-cost, long-life “flow” battery that could enable solar and wind energy to become major suppliers to the …
Google moves forward with renewables plan
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24 April — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Google is to partner with US electricity generator, Duke Energy, to implement a plan that could boost the development and uptake of renewable energy including solar and wind …
Financing US Renewable Energy Projects
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2 March 2012 — added by Vanessa Delgado, 2degrees
Nearly three years since the onset of the financial crisis, the availability of project financing to renewable energy projects in the U.S. has somewhat improved. The Mintz …
The "Groupon" of Solar?
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26 July 2011 — written by Lee Van Put, 2degrees
Recently, I came across this article, http://money.cnn.com/2011/0...ogy/solar-groupon/index.htm which discusses a U.S. startup called One Block Off the Grid, which promotes …
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America's Energy Boom: Fueling the addiction
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12 April 2012 — written by Vanessa Delgado, 2degrees
North America is capable of producing cheap domestic fuel. What does this mean for the future of renewable energy initiatives? The recent rise in oil and gas production …
Is the US addicted to fossil fuels?
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5 April 2012 — added by Vanessa Delgado, 2degrees
Mark Jacobson of Stanford University explains the difficulties renewable energy faces in the US when going up against government and lobbyists. For more on the United States' …
Solar energy technologies program: multi year program plan 2008 - 2012
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27 April 2009 — added by Allen Shaw, 2degrees
A DOE EERE report published April 2008.
NASA and cutting edge biofuels
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12 March 2012 — added by Vanessa Delgado, 2degrees
"Bilal Bomani currently serves as the lead scientist for NASA's biofuels research program focusing on the next generation of aviation fuel. The intent is to use algae and …
Solar Markets in the U.S: big, booming, and oh so bright
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30 June 2011 — added by Will Bittinger, 2degrees
Thanks to strong consumer demand and financial incentives at the federal and local levels, the U.S. solar market is booming. The Interstate Renewable Energy Council …
Tackling U.S. energy challenges and opportunties
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24 Feb. 2009 — added by Allen Shaw, 2degrees
Preliminary policy recommendations for enhancing energy innovation in the United States. Reproduced from Laura Diaz Anadon, Kelly Sims Gallagher, Matthew Bunn, and Charles …